British Columbia : Punjabi singer Ammy Virk escaped unhurt after a
vehicle in his concert convoy came under gunfire in Abbotsford,
Canada, local media reported.
The attack took place soon after Virk's concert at the Rogers Forum on
September 5 in British Columbia province.
Firing took place soon after Virk's concert at the Rogers Forum on
September 5 in Punjabi singer Ammy Virk escaped unhurt after a vehicle
in his concert convoy came under gunfire in Abbotsford, Canada, local
media reported.
The attack took place soon after Virk's concert at the Rogers Forum on
September 5 in British Columbia province.
Canadian media outlets Vancouver Sun and Abbotsford News reported the
shootout, quoting local police officials.
"Just after 11:00 pm on September 5th, 2026, a vehicle was travelling
in the 2500 block of McCallum Road when it was shot at by occupants of
another vehicle”.
“Preliminary information indicates that individuals in a dark-coloured
SUV fired multiple shots at the victim vehicle," Sergeant Paul Walker
of the Abbotsford Police Department said, without identifying the
victims of the attackers.
Walker said no one was injured in the incident. Shortly after the
shooting, AbbyPD officers responded to a report of a vehicle fire and
found an SUV fully engulfed in flames, he said.
The AbbyPD Major Crime Unit has assumed conduct of the investigation
and is working to determine the motive for the shooting and whether
the vehicle fire is connected to the incident.
